;;; -- If both args are characters, convert to CHAR=. This is better than
;;; just converting to EQ, since CHAR= may have special compilation
;;; strategies for non-standard representations, etc.
-;;; -- If either arg is definitely a fixnum we punt and let the backend
-;;; deal with it.
+;;; -- If either arg is definitely a fixnum, we check to see if X is
+;;; constant and if so, put X second. Doing this results in better
+;;; code from the backend, since the backend assumes that any constant
+;;; argument comes second.
;;; -- If either arg is definitely not a number or a fixnum, then we
;;; can compare with EQ.
;;; -- Otherwise, we try to put the arg we know more about second. If X
;;; is constant then we put it second. If X is a subtype of Y, we put
;;; it second. These rules make it easier for the back end to match
;;; these interesting cases.
-(deftransform eql ((x y) * *)
+(deftransform eql ((x y) * * :node node)
"convert to simpler equality predicate"
(let ((x-type (lvar-type x))
(y-type (lvar-type y))
(csubtypep y-type char-type))
'(char= x y))
((or (fixnum-type-p x-type) (fixnum-type-p y-type))
- (give-up-ir1-transform))
+ (commutative-arg-swap node))
((or (simple-type-p x-type) (simple-type-p y-type))
'(eq x y))
((and (not (constant-lvar-p y))
;;; checkins which aren't released. (And occasionally for internal
;;; versions, especially for internal versions off the main CVS
;;; branch, it gets hairier, e.g. "0.pre7.14.flaky4.13".)
-"0.9.12.23"
+"0.9.12.24"